Opal single tickets

If you don't have an Opal card or contactless payment card, you will need to get an Opal single trip ticket. Designed as a back up option, Opal single tickets are available for train, bus, ferry and light rail. Unless you are travelling by bus or require child fares, in most cases paying by contactless payment using a tap and go bank card, will be cheaper and easier than using an Opal single ticket.

You cannot break your journey with Opal single tickets and there are no return tickets. You will need to buy a new ticket each time you need to change to another service.

Your single trip ticket also needs to be tapped on and then off at the Opal card readers. If you do not tap on and off with your Opal single trip ticket, you are travelling on an invalid ticket and you may be fined.

There is a limit of two Adult and two Child/Youth Opal single trip tickets in a single transaction. Tickets are valid on the day of purchase until 4am the next day. Ticket refunds are only available if the ticket is faulty.

Opal single bus tickets can be purchased from the driver, except on Opal only or PrePay buses. They are only valid for the bus service they were purchased on. These tickets do not need to be tapped on or off. If boarding a PrePay bus, you need a valid Opal card.